diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 67f403c660..6ffc28a627 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ ext {
     // We have to use specific versions with platforms until Maven 4.0.0 is released
     // See https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-java/issues/1033
     //
-    // grpcVersion = '[1.34.0,)!!1.44.0'
+    // grpcVersion = '[1.34.0,)!!1.44.1'
     // jacksonVersion = '[2.9.0,)!!2.13.1'
-    // micrometerVersion = '[1.0.0,)!!1.8.2'
-    grpcVersion = '1.44.0'
+    // micrometerVersion = '[1.0.0,)!!1.8.3'
+    grpcVersion = '1.44.1'
     jacksonVersion = '2.13.1'
-    micrometerVersion = '1.8.2'
+    micrometerVersion = '1.8.3'
 
     logbackVersion = '1.2.10'
     protoVersion = '[3.10.0,)!!3.19.4'
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ ext {
     jsonPathVersion = '2.7.0'
     mockitoVersion = '4.3.1'
     tallyVersion = '[0.4.0,)!!0.11.1'
-    gsonVersion = '[2.0,)!!2.8.9'
-    slf4jVersion = '[1.4.0,)!!1.7.35'
+    gsonVersion = '[2.0,)!!2.9.0'
+    slf4jVersion = '[1.4.0,)!!1.7.36'
 }
 
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/versioning.gradle"
diff --git a/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/replay/ReplayWorkflowRunTaskHandler.java b/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/replay/ReplayWorkflowRunTaskHandler.java
index d6b5e43850..d42cd72108 100644
--- a/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/replay/ReplayWorkflowRunTaskHandler.java
+++ b/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/replay/ReplayWorkflowRunTaskHandler.java
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ private void handleWorkflowTaskImpl(PollWorkflowTaskQueueResponseOrBuilder workf
               workflowTask,
               toJavaDuration(startedEvent.getWorkflowTaskTimeout()),
               metricsScope);
-      statesMachinesCallback.workflowHistoryIterator = historyEvents;
       while (historyEvents.hasNext()) {
         HistoryEvent event = historyEvents.next();
         workflowStateMachines.handleEvent(event, historyEvents.hasNext());
@@ -309,8 +308,6 @@ private void waitAndProcessLocalActivityCompletion(long nextForcedDecisionTime)
 
   private class StatesMachinesCallbackImpl implements StatesMachinesCallback {
 
-    private WorkflowHistoryIterator workflowHistoryIterator;
-
     @Override
     public void start(HistoryEvent startWorkflowEvent) {
       replayWorkflowExecutor.start(startWorkflowEvent);
diff --git a/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/DeadlockDetectorTest.java b/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/DeadlockDetectorTest.java
index fed3258330..fc28bf0821 100644
--- a/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/DeadlockDetectorTest.java
+++ b/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/DeadlockDetectorTest.java
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ private void initDebugMode() {
 
   @Parameterized.Parameters
   public static Collection<Boolean> debugModeParams() {
-    return Arrays.asList(true, false);
+    return Arrays.asList(false, true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/queryTests/WaitingWorkflowQueryTest.java b/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/queryTests/WaitingWorkflowQueryTest.java
index c072ddfde1..04029e7b2d 100644
--- a/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/queryTests/WaitingWorkflowQueryTest.java
+++ b/temporal-sdk/src/test/java/io/temporal/workflow/queryTests/WaitingWorkflowQueryTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import io.temporal.workflow.Workflow;
 import io.temporal.workflow.shared.TestWorkflows;
 import java.time.Duration;
-import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public String execute() {
 
     @Override
     public String query() {
-      return queryResult.toString();
+      return queryResult;
     }
   }
 }